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This week, we are expanding your coronavirus newsletter to include other topics that affect your lives and your health: A controversial attempt to prevent the next pandemic; the impact of a longer allergy season; when vaccines go wrong; how we're making cockroaches stronger; and diagnosing a mysterious medieval malady.

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The quest to make a 'contagious' vaccine—and prevent the next pandemic

A new technology aims to stop wildlife from spreading Ebola, rabies, and other viruses. Experts say it could prevent the next pandemic by stopping pathogens from jumping from animals to people. Others argue that the viruses used in these vaccines could themselves mutate or set off a chain reaction with devastating effects.

A CONTROVERSIAL 'CURE'

COVID UPDATE: Moderna, Pfizer seek authorization for a second booster +

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Allergy season is about to get worse

Certain pollen-producing plants will have longer growing seasons with the warmer weather climate change is causing—and along with it allergy-caused risks to human health, says a new study.

WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUR HEALTH

THE FEINSTEIN INSTITUTES FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

The experimental transplant that could revive dying organs

A procedure called a mitochondrial transplant has shown early success in jump-starting the cellular processes required to heal damaged hearts, brains, and maybe even other organs in a way that drugs haven't been able to.

A GLIMMER OF HOPE

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'On the brink of catastrophe': A historic drought is looming for 20 million people

The climatic phenomenon known as La Niña is preventing nourishing rains for the fourth season in a row in East Africa. "Harvests are ruined, livestock are dying, and hunger is growing."

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

NG STAFF

U.S. has its eyes on Europe as Omicron variant fuels a new surge in cases

It's more transmissible than the original Omicron variant.

TRACK COVID IN THE U.S.

KENDRICK BRINSON

'They hung me out to dry': For the unlucky few, vaccine side effects can shatter lives

People who suffered severe complications from COVID-19 vaccines are struggling to get help from compensation programs.

READ THEIR STORIES

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Kids didn't sleep well during the pandemic. It could have long-term consequences.

Their brains develop at a rapid clip, making and refining neural connections. And much of this activity occurs during sleep.

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Another COVID wave is looming. How bad will it be? (The Atlantic)

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People with 'medium COVID' are caught in a gray area of recovery with little support (NPR)

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Two years later, coronavirus evolution still surprises experts. Here's why.

POST MORTEM

Revisiting history's strangest medical mysteries—and scandals

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It was called St. Anthony's Fire. But this hellish illness had earthly origins.

The symptoms included convulsions, hallucinations, and excruciating burning sensations in the limbs. Dubbed ignis sacer—holy fire—the affliction blackened the limbs until they fell off at the joint. While medieval Europeans believed its cause to be spiritual, the true cause was far more terrestrial.

KILLER IN THE RYE

MORE ON YOUR HEALTH

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The pesticides we're using to kill cockroaches are making them stronger

The most common roaches are evolving resistance to store-bought insecticides—and that could be bad news for human health, too: Roach infestations can cause serious issues like asthma or allergies.

WHY THAT'S BAD FOR US

Why daylight saving time exists—and how it affects your body

Sleep experts say standard time, not daylight saving, should be permanent (Washington Post)

The end of inflammation? New approach could treat dozens of diseases.

Carcinogenic chemical benzene found in hundreds of U.S. personal care products (The Guardian)

How to grocery shop to help the environment (subscriber exclusive)

Russia's strike on Ukraine maternity hospital is a wartime tradition (NPR)

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